Fundraising and Sustainability Articles

January 2013: Interview with Veteran Fundraiser Jerold Panas
December 2012: Five Secrets to Keep Your Fundraiser from Losing Money
December 2012: The Language and Design of Fundraising: Interview with Jeff Brooks
December 2012: Ten Tips for Staying Sane While Fundraising This Holiday Season
November 2012: Government Funding Is Being Cut. Don't Panic. Act!
November 2012: How a Planning Committee Can Catapult Your Capital Campaign Forward
November 2012: Why Long Fundraising Letters Outpull Shorter Ones
October 2012: Make It All about the Donor
October 2012: Three All-Important Tricks of Capital Campaign Success
October 2012: What Donors Want from Nonprofits
September 2012: Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Online Contributions
September 2012: Capital Campaign Magic: Revealing Five Secrets of Success
September 2012: Charities Learn to Turn Away Support Offered by Donors Who Are Overcome with Sympathy
September 2012: Ten Tips to Make Donor Cultivation Personal
August 2012: Can We Meet? How to Respond When Donors Resist Meeting with You
August 2012: The Ins and Outs of Endowments
August 2012: More Insights into Private Foundations: Interview with Martin Teitel
August 2012: Most Big Companies Expect Flat Giving, Despite 2011 Gains
July 2012: Endowment Planning vs. Fundraising
July 2012: Grantmaker True or False: Three Frequently Asked Questions about Private Foundations
July 2012: Turning Giving USA into "Giving to My Organization"
June 2012: Five Steps to Register for Federal Grants
May 2012: Four Ways to Make Your Grant Appendix Shine
May 2012: How Can I Be Effective at Asking If I'm Not a Stereotypical Salesperson?
April 2012: Fatal Fundraising Flaw: Don't Succumb
April 2012: Key Findings from the 2012 eNonprofits Benchmarking Study
April 2012: Trends in Healthcare Philanthropy and the Use of Separate Foundations
March 2012: Gather Stories to Show Donors Your Impact
March 2012: Three Fundraising Habits of Supremely Successful Boards
February 2012: After the Yes: 12 Questions You Can Ask Donors Once They Say Yes
February 2012: Nine Clever Ways to Thank Your Donors
January 2012: Getting Ready for 2012: Seven Tips to Boost Your Fundraising Results
January 2012: Peer to Peer Fundraising: It's Not What You Think
December 2011: Fit Your Fundraising to Your Donor's Personal Giving Style
December 2011: Ten Signs Your Donors Are Ready for "The Ask"
November 2011: How to Raise Money without Asking for Money
November 2011: Money for Good II Shows How a Small Shift Can Give Nonprofits a Big Gift This Giving Season
October 2011: Anatomy of a Grant Proposal
October 2011: Nine Ideas to Take Your Fundraising to the Next Level
September 2011: The Missing Ingredient in Your Major Gifts Effort
September 2011: Use These 10 Resources for Your Next Government Grant Proposal
August 2011: Adapt These Eight Resources for Your Next Foundation Grant Proposal
August 2011: Who Will Lead Your Fundraising Campaign?
July 2011: Building Relationships with Donors
July 2011: Good News on Giving in 2010
July 2011: Top 10 Fundraising Tips
June 2011: How to Raise Money for "Overhead"
May 2011: Q&A on Engaging the Board in the Development and Sponsorship Process
April 2011: Connecting with Donors: An Interview with Dr. Thomas Wolf
April 2011: New Online Development Training Focuses on Donor Relationships
March 2011: Experience and the Future of Fundraising
March 2011: Fundraising's Worst Mistake
February 2011: Don't Miss the Opportunity to Strengthen Your Organization through Legacy Giving
February 2011: Effective Approaches for Acquiring New Donors
January 2011: It's the Donor's Ballgame
December 2010: Make 2010 the Year YOU Start Planned Giving, Part VI
December 2010: What Makes Online Donors Tick
November 2010: Show Me the Money! Going from Friendraising to Fundraising
November 2010: The Best Holiday Fundraising Appeal You've Never Tried
October 2010: Four Questions to Answer in Every Appeal
October 2010: Make 2010 the Year YOU Start Planned Giving, Part V
September 2010: 15 Tips to Help You Raise More Money by Mail
August 2010: Make 2010 the Year YOU Start Planned Giving, Part IV
July 2010: Why Aren't Fundraisers Asking for Referrals? Coaching Tips for Not-for-Profit Managers
June 2010: How User Reviews Can Contribute to Fundraising Success
June 2010: Make 2010 the Year YOU Start Planned Giving, Part III
May 2010: How Much Do You Want?
April 2010: Make 2010 the Year YOU Start Planned Giving, Part II
March 2010: How I Broke Through My #1 Problem with My Board
February 2010: Asking Your Insiders to Give
February 2010: Five Trends that Will Affect Online Fundraising in 2010
February 2010: Make 2010 the Year YOU Start Planned Giving
January 2010: Place Your Bets: How to Get and Preserve Government Funding in Tough Economic Times
January 2010: The Timing of Your Mailings
December 2009: Year-End IRA Gifts Are Still Possible
November 2009: Get Going On Planned Giving
November 2009: Top 10 Year-end Fundraising Strategies to Put You Over Goal on December 31
October 2009: Anatomy of a Charity Auction
September 2009: Are There Easy Ways to Reduce Donor Attrition Rates?
September 2009: Stories of Smart (and Not-So-Smart) Grantseeking in a Tough Economy
August 2009: Applying for Funding from Family Foundations: Results of a New Survey
August 2009: What's Your Donor Value Proposition?
June 2009: Call Your Donors
June 2009: Practical Ideas for Using Web 2.0 to Create Passive Revenue for Your Organization
May 2009: Do-It-Yourself Fundraising: How to Get Money for Your Nonprofit
March 2009: The Dance of the Four Veils
February 2009: Grants That Work
February 2009: Top Five Ways to Appreciate Your Donors Now
December 2008: Effective On-line Donation Pages: Five Short Tips
December 2008: It's Not Too Late to Be Ready for the Most Charitable Time of the Year
November 2008: Fundraising Basics: The Old and New
November 2008: Golf Tournaments Can Be Record Fundraisers, but...
November 2008: On-line Holiday Giving May Exceed $3 Billion
October 2008: Turning Financial Advisors into Fundraising Allies
September 2008: Don't Forget About the Simplest Planned Gift
July 2008: Raising Planned Gifts by Mail
July 2008: The State of Fundraising On-line: Results of a Giving USA Survey
April 2008: What to Do After You're Funded
March 2008: Follow the Events Path to Major Gifts
February 2008: Building Donor Affinity While Incorporating Financial Data into Fundraising Campaigns
January 2008: On-line Monthly Giving - A Review of Nonprofit Programs
November 2007: Is Mobile Fundraising the Next Frontier for Charities?
November 2007: Misconceptions about Writing Fundraising Letters
November 2007: New Survey Looks at Giving from a Different Angle
November 2007: The 20 Biggest Fundraising Mistakes, Part II
November 2007: The Story of the Gold Toes: The Best-Kept Holiday Fundraising Secret
October 2007: Multi-Channel Fundraising: Tips of the Trade
October 2007: The 20 Biggest Fundraising Mistakes, Part I
September 2007: If You Write It (with Emotion), They Will Give
August 2007: The Future of Fundraising
July 2007: Beware Publicity When Raising Big Gifts
June 2007: Are You Ready to Launch a Bequest Program?
April 2007: Wired Fundraising: April Question of the Month Results
March 2007: A Year in the Life of a Fundraiser: Year-round Fundraising for Everybody
March 2007: Fundraising's Four Magic Questions: Answer These and the Gift Is Yours
March 2007: Writing Fundraising Materials That Raise More Money: On the Delicate Subject of Committee and Board Approvals
February 2007: If You Didn't Get the Gift, Here's Why
January 2007: Understanding the Motivations of Major Donors, Part II: Know Thy Donors
December 2006: Newsletter Readers as Donors: November Question of the Month Results
December 2006: Understanding the Motivations of Major Donors, Part I: The Most Important Things to Know
October 2006: What Major Donors Expect in a Fundraiser
October 2006: Writing Knockout Proposals
October 2006: The Young and the Generous: A Study of $100 Million in On-line Giving
September 2006: Disaster Giving = On-line Giving: Highlights of a New Study
September 2006: Don't Be Bedeviled by These Fundraising Mistakes
August 2006: Hairsplitting Traps to Avoid in Direct Mail Fundraising
July 2006: Stop the Stopgap Measures! Taking a Long-range View toward Fundraising and Creating a Plan That Fulfills It
June 2006: Sweaty Palms: Surviving In-Person Meetings with Foundations
June 2006: Top Seven Indicators That You Should Consider a Capital or Endowment Campaign
May 2006: Do This, Don't Do That: How to Get Your Proposal Funded
May 2006: These Seven Donor Newsletter Flaws Are Killing You
April 2006: E-philanthropy: Lessons Learned from TouchDC and the D.C. Strengthening Partners Initiative (SPI)
April 2006: Grant Writing 102: Tips from Successful Grantwriters
April 2006: Writing E-mails for Fundraising: The "Rules" Are a Bit Different from Your Other Communications
March 2006: Grant Writing 101: Resources for Grant Writers February Question of the Month Results
March 2006: How to "Missionize" Your Events
February 2006: Grants.gov: A Centralized Approach to Finding Government Funding
February 2006: On-line Fundraising Best Practices: Two Words of Advice
January 2006: Planning an On-line Fundraising Event
November 2005: Fundraising in the Wake of Disaster
October 2005: Making Your Needs Known
September 2005: Tapping into Social Networks, or, Creating a Funding Treasure Map
August 2005: Scheduling Thanks: July Question of the Month Results
July 2005: Please Pass the Salt
July 2005: Raising $$$ Through Special Events: June Question of the Month Results
June 2005: The Importance of Listening and Why People Give: In Every Contact, a Billionaire's Gift
May 2005: Essential Elements of Great Fundraising
May 2005: True Sustainability: A New Model to Aid Nonprofits in Developing Self-Sustaining Revenue Streams
April 2005: What to Keep in Mind When Considering On-line Tools for Your Event
March 2005: The Importance of Respecting Donor Wishes
March 2005: What to Keep in Mind When Considering a Charity Auction
November 2004: Patriotism or Blacklisting?
August 2004: Extending Reach through Funding Partnerships
August 2004: Selling "Stuff" to Raise Money: Is It Really Worth It?
May 2004: Should Nonprofits Coordinate Fundraising Efforts?
April 2004: On-line Auctions Raise Funds for Charity
April 2004: U.S. Department of Commerce Announces FY 2004 Technology Opportunities Program Grant Round
August 2003: Charities Benefit When Wedding Bells Ring
July 2003: Fundraising: What Laws Apply?
July 2003: What Grantmakers Want Applicants to Know
February 2003: On-line Fundraising: Some Do's and Don'ts
January 2003: Looking for Grants in All the Wrong Places?
December 2002: Do You Use GuideStar to Search for Grant Opportunities?
October 2002: Community Foundations: Cornerstones of Local Giving
November 2001: Organizations That Do Not Use Direct Mail
November 2001: Participants in GuideStar Survey on Nonprofit Fundraising by Direct Mail
November 2001: Those Contribution Requests in Your Mailbox
October 2001: How the "First War of the 21st Century" Is Affecting Nonprofit Fundraising
January 1996: Assessment and Review: What Was Accomplished and What Was Learned
January 1996: Rating and Evaluating Prospects: Whom Do You Ask for How Much